Rene - EMPTY POCKETS Lyrics

I been cruising down canal drive thinking 'bout my life
Maybe I should I give it up, maybe they were right
I mean after all this time don't you think I'd see the light?
But the end tunnel be getting farther every night

I been happy with my new girl, happy with my new friends
But somehow I can't tie up all my loose ends
Thinking 'bout my past and mistakes that I've made
Even though I'd like to think that I'm a better man today

Now I'm pulling up to Joe's crib to have conversation
Smoking by the lake just to help the ventilation
He let me speak my mind, I was grateful for his patience
Told me as a man that I gotta build my reputation

I got way too many people watching
To try to turn around as I if I really got another option
Like I wasn't walking campus with those empty pockets
Tryna give advice to Cami like I didn't have a heavy conscience

I was really torn apart
Tryna make it as an artist really leave a hole inside your heart
Looking for the answers, tryna find them in the dark
I been lost for some years tryna find a place to start

I be saying that I'm fine but I know I'm I denial
Maybe that's the reason why I find it hard to smile
Like I'm really not deserving of the joy that I feel
After hurting all the people who just saw me as shield

I can't even let my tears flow
I be holding on so tight when I need to let my fears go
Always getting in the way of all greatness that they see
When I look inside the mirror all I really see is me

Disappointed in my actions and the way I let it slide
Letting other people call the shots one too many times
Let them rob me of pride and my confidence